The 1990s were a great decade in country music, bringing the genre to a new level with record-breaking album sales and sold out arena tours. Two names that helped? Garth Brooks and Shania Twain.

Just like every decade before it — and since — the ‘90s sounded completely different from all other musical eras. It was an incredibly raw time in the music industry, with new genres popping up and ...

Neo-traditional country sounds came electric-sliding onto the dance floor in the 1980s, without the waltzing and two-stepping that kept old-school country couples dancing for decades. Then, in the ...